Learning from kids :Adora SvitakChild prodigy Adora Svitak says the world needs childish thinking: bold ideas, wild creativity and especially optimism. Kids big dreams deserve high expectations, she says, starting with grownups willingness to learn from children as much as to teach.

A visionary cultural leader, Sir Ken led the British government 1998 advisory committee on creative and cultural education, a massive inquiry into the significance of creativity in the educational system and the economy, and was knighted in 2003 for his achievements. His latest book:The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything, a deep look at human creativity and education, was published in January 2009.